Portable electronic device for photo management

ABSTRACT

A portable electronic device with a touch screen display for photo management is disclosed. One aspect of the invention involves a computer-implemented method in which the portable electronic device displays an array of thumbnail images corresponding to a set of photographic images. The device replaces the displayed array of thumbnail images with a user-selected photographic image upon detecting a user contact with a corresponding thumbnail image in the array. The user-selected photographic image is displayed at a larger scale than the corresponding thumbnail image. The portable device displays a different photographic image in replacement of the user-selected photographic image in accordance with a scrolling gesture. The scrolling gesture comprises a substantially horizontal movement of user contact with the touch screen display.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No.13/666,943, filed Nov. 1, 2012, which is a continuation of U.S.application Ser. No. 13/361,912, filed Jan. 30, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No.8,305,355, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No.11/848,210, filed Aug. 30, 2007, entitled “Portable Electronic Devicefor Photo Management,” now U.S. Pat. No. 8,106,856, and which claimspriority to: (A) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/937,993filed Jun. 29, 2007, entitled “Portable Multifunction Device”; (B) U.S.Provisional Patent Application No. 60/947,118, filed Jun. 29, 2007,entitled “Portable Electronic Device for Photo Management”; (C) U.S.Provisional Patent Application No. 60/879,469, filed Jan. 8, 2007,entitled “Portable Multifunction Device”; (D) U.S. Provisional PatentApplication No. 60/879,253, filed Jan. 7, 2007, entitled “PortableMultifunction Device”; (E) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.60/883,785, filed Jan. 6, 2007, entitled “Portable Electronic Device forPhoto Management”; and (F) U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.60/824,769, filed Sep. 6, 2006, entitled “Portable MultifunctionDevice.” All of these applications are incorporated by referenced hereinin their entirety.

This application is related to the following applications: (1) U.S.patent application Ser. No. 10/188,182, “Touch Pad For Handheld Device,”filed on Jul. 1, 2002; (2) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/722,948,“Touch Pad For Handheld Device,” filed on Nov. 25, 2003; (3) U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 10/643,256, “Movable Touch Pad With AddedFunctionality,” filed on Aug. 18, 2003; (4) U.S. patent application Ser.No. 10/654,108, “Ambidextrous Mouse,” filed on Sep. 2, 2003; (5) U.S.patent application Ser. No. 10/840,862, “Multipoint Touchscreen,” filedon May 6, 2004; (6) U.S. patent application Ser. No: 10/903,964,“Gestures For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed on Jul. 30, 2004;(7) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/038,590, “Mode-Based GraphicalUser Interfaces For Touch Sensitive Input Devices” filed on Jan. 18,2005; (8) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/057,050, “DisplayActuator,” filed on Feb. 11, 2005; (9) U.S. Provisional PatentApplication No. 60/658,777, “Multi-Functional Hand-Held Device,” filedMar. 4, 2005; and (10) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/367,749,“Multi-Functional Hand-Held Device,” filed Mar. 3, 2006. All of theseapplications are incorporated by reference herein.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The disclosed embodiments relate generally to portable electronicdevices, and more particularly, to portable devices for photomanagement, such as digital photographing, photo editing, and emailingphotos.

BACKGROUND

As portable electronic devices become more compact and capable ofperforming functions, it has become a significant challenge to design auser interface that allows users to easily interact with such amultifunction device. This challenge is more significant for handheldportable electronic devices, which have much smaller screens thandesktop or laptop computers. This situation is unfortunate because auser interface is the gateway through which a user receives informationand a device receives user actions or behaviors, including user attemptsto access the portable electronic device's features, tools, andfunctions.

Some portable devices (e.g., mobile telephones, sometimes called mobilephones, cell phones, cellular telephones, and the like) have resorted toadding more push buttons, increasing the density of push buttons,overloading the functions of push buttons, or using complex menu systemsto allow a user to access, store, and manipulate data. These approachesoften result in complicated key sequences and menu hierarchies that mustbe memorized by the user.

Many conventional user interfaces, such as those that include physicalpush buttons, are also inflexible because a physical push button mayprevent a user interface front being configured and/or adapted by eitheran application running on the portable electronic device or by users.When coupled with the time consuming requirement to memorize multiplekey sequences and menu hierarchies, and the difficulty in activating adesired push button, such inflexibility is frustrating to most users.

For example, cell phones with a built-in digital camera have been on themarket for some time. But existing cell phones are difficult to use foreven basic photo-related operations such as displaying, deleting andsending a photo because of limitations with the cell phones' userinterface.

Accordingly, there is a need for portable multifunction devices withmore transparent and intuitive user interfaces for photo management.

SUMMARY

The above deficiencies and other problems associated with userinterfaces for portable devices are reduced or eliminated by thedisclosed portable multifunction device. In some embodiments, theportable electronic device has a touch-sensitive display (also known asa “touch screen” or “touch screen display”) with a graphical userinterface (GUI), one or more processors, memory and one or more modules,programs or sets of instructions stored in the memory for performingmultiple functions. In some embodiments, the user interacts with the GUIprimarily through finger contacts and gestures on the touch-sensitivedisplay. Instructions for performing photo management may be included ina computer program product configured for execution by one or moreprocessors.

One aspect of the invention involves a computer-implemented method inwhich a portable electronic device with a touch screen: displays anarray of thumbnail images corresponding to a set of photographic images;replaces the displayed array of thumbnail images with a user-selectedphotographic image upon detecting a user contact with a correspondingthumbnail image in the array, wherein the user-selected photographicimage is displayed at a larger scale than the corresponding thumbnailimage; and displays a different photographic image in replacement of theuser-selected photographic image, wherein the different photographicimage is selected in accordance with a scrolling gesture comprising asubstantially horizontal movement of user contact with the touch screendisplay.

Another aspect of the invention involves a computer-implemented methodin which a portable electronic device with a touch screen: displays anarray of thumbnail images corresponding to a set of photographic images;detects a scrolling gesture comprising a substantially vertical movementof user contact with the touch screen display; and responds to thescrolling gesture by scrolling the display of thumbnail images inaccordance with a direction of the scrolling gesture; wherein thescrolling gesture is substantially independent of a horizontal positionof the user contact with the touch screen display.

Another aspect of the invention involves a portable electronic device.The device includes a touch screen display, one or more processors,memory, and one or more programs. The one or more program are stored inthe memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors.The one or more programs include: instructions for displaying an arrayof thumbnail images corresponding to a set of photographic images;instructions for replacing the displayed array of thumbnail images witha user-selected photographic image upon detecting a user contact with acorresponding thumbnail image in the array, wherein the user-selectedphotographic image is displayed at a larger scale than the correspondingthumbnail image; and instructions for displaying a differentphotographic image in replacement of the user-selected photographicimage, wherein the different photographic image is selected inaccordance with a scrolling gesture comprising a substantiallyhorizontal movement of user contact with the touch screen display.

Another aspect of the invention involves a portable electronic device.The device includes a touch screen display, one or more processors,memory, and one or more programs. The one or more program are stored inthe memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors.The one or more programs include: instructions for displaying an arrayof thumbnail images corresponding to a set of photographic images;instructions for detecting a scrolling gesture comprising asubstantially vertical movement of user contact with the touch screendisplay; and instructions for responding to the scrolling gesture byscrolling the display of thumbnail images in accordance with a directionof the scrolling gesture; wherein the scrolling gesture is substantiallyindependent of a horizontal position of the user contact with the touchscreen display.

Another aspect of the invention involves a computer-program product thatincludes a computer readable storage medium and a computer programmechanism embedded therein. The computer program mechanism includesinstructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device with atouch screen display, cause the device to: display an array of thumbnailimages corresponding to a set of photographic images; replace thedisplayed array of thumbnail images with a user-selected photographicimage upon detecting a user contact with a corresponding thumbnail imagein the array, wherein the user-selected photographic image is displayedat a larger scale than the corresponding thumbnail image; and display adifferent photographic image in replacement of the user-selectedphotographic image, wherein the different photographic image is selectedin accordance with a scrolling gesture comprising a substantiallyhorizontal movement of user contact with the touch screen display.

Another aspect of the invention involves a computer-program product thatincludes a computer readable storage medium and a computer programmechanism embedded therein. The computer program mechanism includesinstructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device with atouch screen display, cause the device to: display an array of thumbnailimages corresponding to a set of photographic images; detect a scrollinggesture comprising a substantially vertical movement of user contactwith the touch screen display; and respond to the scrolling gesture byscrolling the display of thumbnail images in accordance with a directionof the scrolling gesture; wherein the scrolling gesture is substantiallyindependent of a horizontal position of the user contact with the touchscreen display.

Another aspect of the invention involves a portable electronic devicewith a touch screen display, comprising; means for displaying an arrayof thumbnail images corresponding to a set of photographic images; meansfor replacing the displayed array of thumbnail images with auser-selected photographic image upon detecting a user contact with acorresponding thumbnail image in the array, wherein the user-selectedphotographic image is displayed at a larger scale than the correspondingthumbnail image; and means for displaying a different photographic imagein replacement of the user-selected photographic image, wherein thedifferent photographic image is selected in accordance with a scrollinggesture comprising a substantially horizontal movement of user contactwith the touch screen display.

Another aspect of the invention involves a portable electronic devicewith a touch screen display, comprising: means for displaying an arrayof thumbnail images corresponding to a set of photographic images; meansfor detecting a scrolling gesture comprising a substantially verticalmovement of user contact with the touch screen display; and means forresponding to the scrolling gesture by scrolling the display ofthumbnail images in accordance with a direction of the scrollinggesture; wherein the scrolling gesture is substantially independent of ahorizontal position of the user contact with e touch screen display.

Another aspect of the invention involves a computer-implemented methodin which an electronic device with a touch screen: detects a firstmovement of a physical object on or near the touch screen display; whiledetecting the first movement, translates a first digital objectdisplayed on the touch screen display in a first direction, wherein thefirst digital object is associated with a set of digital objects; inresponse to display of a previously hidden edge of the first digitalobject and continued detection of the first movement, displays an areabeyond the edge of the first digital object; after the first movement isno longer detected, translates the first digital object in a seconddirection until the area beyond the edge of the first digital object isno longer displayed; detects a second. movement of the physical objecton or near the touch screen display; and, in response to detecting thesecond movement while the previously hidden edge of the first digitalobject is displayed, translates the first digital object in the firstdirection and displays a second digital object in the set of digitalobjects.

Another aspect of the invention involves an electronic device. Thedevice includes a touch screen display, one or more processors, memory,and one or more programs. The one or more program are stored in thememory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors. Theone or more programs include: instructions for detecting a firstmovement of a physical object on or near the touch screen display;instructions for, while detecting the first movement, translating afirst digital object displayed on the touch screen display in a firstdirection, wherein the first digital object is associated with a set ofdigital objects; instructions for, in response to display of apreviously hidden edge of the first digital object and continueddetection of the first movement, displaying an area beyond the edge ofthe first digital object; instructions for, after the first movement isno longer detected, translating the first digital object in a seconddirection until the area beyond the edge of the first digital object isno longer displayed; instructions for detecting a second movement of thephysical object on or near the touch screen display; and instructionsfor, in response to detecting the second movement while the previouslyhidden edge of the first digital object is displayed, translating thefirst digital object in the first direction and displaying seconddigital object in the set of digital objects.

Another aspect of the invention involves a computer-program product thatincludes a computer readable storage medium and a computer programmechanism embedded therein. The computer program mechanism includesinstructions, which when executed by an electronic device with a touchscreen display, cause the device to: detect a first movement of aphysical object on or near the touch screen display; while detecting thefirst movement, translate a first digital object displayed on the touchscreen display in a first direction, wherein the first digital object isassociated with a set of digital objects; in response to display of apreviously hidden edge of the first digital object and continueddetection of the first movement, display an area beyond the edge of thefirst digital object; after the first movement is no longer detected,translate the first digital object in a second direction until the areabeyond the edge of the first digital object is no longer displayed;detect a second movement of the physical object on or near the touchscreen display; and, in response to detecting the second movement whilethe previously hidden edge of the first digital object is displayed,translate the first digital object in the first direction and display asecond digital object in the set of digital objects.

Another aspect of the invention involves an electronic device with atouch screen display, comprising: means for detecting a first movementof a physical object oil or near the touch screen display; means for,while detecting the first movement, translating a first digital objectdisplayed on the touch screen display in a first direction, wherein thefirst digital object is associated with a set of digital objects; meansfor, in response to display of a previously hidden edge of the firstdigital object and continued detection of the first movement, displayingan area beyond the edge of the first digital object; means for, afterthe first movement is no longer detected, translating the first digitalobject in a second direction until the area beyond the edge of the firstdigital object is no longer displayed; means for detecting a secondmovement of the physical object on or near the touch screen display; andmeans for, in response to detecting the second movement while thepreviously hidden edge of the first digital object is displayed,translating the first digital object in the first direction anddisplaying a second digital object in the set of digital objects.

Thus, the invention provides transparent and intuitive user interfacefor managing photos on a portable electronic device with a touch screendisplay

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For a better understanding of the aforementioned embodiments of theinvention as well as additional embodiments thereof, reference should bemade to the Description of Embodiments below, in conjunction with thefollowing drawings in which like reference numerals refer tocorresponding parts throughout the figures.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a portable electronic device witha touch-sensitive display in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 2 illustrates a portable electronic device having a touch screen inaccordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary user interface for unlocking a portableelectronic device in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary user interface for a menu ofapplications on a portable electronic device in accordance with someembodiments.

FIG. 5 illustrates an exemplary user interface for a camera inaccordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 6 illustrates an exemplary user interface fax a camera roll inaccordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 7A through 7C illustrate an exemplary user interface for viewingand manipulating images in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 8 illustrates an exemplary user interface for viewing photo albumsin accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 9 illustrates an exemplary user interface for setting userpreferences in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for viewing an album iiiaccordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 11 illustrates an exemplary user interface for viewing images in analbum in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 12 illustrates an exemplary user interface for selecting a use foran image in an album in accordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 13A through 13G illustrate an exemplary user interface forincorporating an image in an email message template in accordance withsome embodiments.

FIGS. 14A and 14B illustrate an exemplary user interface for assigningan image to a contact in the users contact list in accordance with someembodiments.

FIG. 15 illustrates an exemplary user interface for incorporating animage in the user's wallpaper in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a process for displaying thumbnailimages on a touch screen in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating a process for performing operationsin response to user contact with the touch screen in accordance withsome embodiments.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating a process for deleting an image inresponse to a user contact with the touch screen in accordance with someembodiments.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating a process for displaying multiplephoto albums on the touch screen in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating a process for performing additionaloperations upon a user selection of an additional options icon inaccordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating an animated process for rendering anemail service interface that includes a user selected image inaccordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart illustrating a process for assigning an image toa user selected contact in the user's contact list in accordance withsome embodiments.

FIGS. 23A-23H illustrate an exemplary user interface for viewing digitalobjects in a set of digital objects in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart illustrating a process for viewing digitalobjects in a set of digital objects in accordance with some embodiments.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments, examples of whichare illustrated in the accompanying drawings, In the following detaileddescription, numerous specific details are set forth in order to providea thorough understanding of the invention. However, it will be apparentto one skilled in the art that the invention may be practiced withoutthese specific details. In other instances, well-known methods,procedures, components, circuits, and networks have not been describedin detail so as not to unnecessarily obscure aspects of the embodiments.

Embodiments of a portable electronic device, user interfaces for suchdevices, and associated processes for using such devices are described.In some embodiments, the portable electronic device is a portablecommunications device such as a mobile telephone that also containsother functions, such as PDA and/or music player functions.

The user interface may include a physical click wheel in addition to atouch screen or a virtual click wheel displayed on the touch screen. Aclick wheel is a physical user-interface device that may providenavigation commands based on an angular displacement of the wheel or apoint of contact with the wheel by a user of the portable electronicdevice. A click wheel may also be used to provide a user commandcorresponding to selection of one or more items, for example, when theuser of the portable electronic device presses down on at least aportion of the wheel or the center of the wheel. Alternatively, breakingcontact with a click wheel image on a touch screen surface may indicatea user command corresponding to selection. For simplicity, in thediscussion that follows, a portable electronic device that includes atouch screen is used as an exemplary embodiment. It should beunderstood, however, that some of the user interfaces and associatedprocesses may be applied to other devices, such as personal computersand laptop computers, which may include one or more other physicaluser-interface devices, such as a physical click wheel, a physicalkeyboard, a mouse and/or a joystick.

In addition to photo management, the device may support a variety ofother applications, such as a telephone application, a videoconferencing application, an e-mail application, an instant messagingapplication, a blogging application, a web browsing application, adigital music player application, and/or a digital video playerapplication.

The various applications that may be executed on the portable electronicdevice may use at least one common physical user-interface device, suchas the touch screen. One or more functions of the touch screen as wellas corresponding information displayed on the portable electronic devicemay be adjusted and/or varied from one application to the next and/orwithin a respective application. In this way, a common physicalarchitecture (such as the touch screen) of the portable electronicdevice may support. the variety of applications with user interfacesthat are intuitive and transparent.

The user interfaces may include one or more soft keyboard embodiments.The soft keyboard embodiments may include standard (QWERTY) and/ornon-standard configurations of symbols on the displayed icons of thekeyboard, such as those described in U.S. patent application Ser. No.11/459,606, “Keyboards For Portable Electronic Devices,” filed Jul. 24,2006, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/459,615, “Touch ScreenKeyboards For Portable Electronic Devices,” filed Jul. 24, 2006, thecontents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. The keyboardembodiments may include a reduced number of icons (or soft keys)relative to the number of keys in existing physical keyboards, such asthat for a typewriter. This may make it easier for users to select oneor more icons in the keyboard, and thus, one or more correspondingsymbols. The keyboard embodiments may be adaptive. For example,displayed icons may be modified in accordance with user actions, such asselecting one or more icons and/or one or more corresponding symbols.One or more applications on the portable electronic device may utilizecommon and/or different keyboard embodiments. Thus, the keyboardembodiment used may be tailored to at least some of the applications. Insome embodiments, one or more keyboard embodiments may be tailored to arespective user. For example, based on a word usage history(lexicography, slang, individual usage) of the respective user. Some ofthe keyboard embodiments may be adjusted to reduce a probability of auser error when selecting one or more icons, and thus one or moresymbols, when using the soft keyboard embodiments.

Attention is now directed towards embodiments of the portable electronicdevice. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a portable electronicdevice 100 with a touch-sensitive display 112 in accordance with someembodiments. The touch-sensitive display 112 is sometimes called a“touch screen” for convenience. The device 100 may include a memory 102(which may include one or more computer readable storage mediums), amemory controller 122, one or more processing units (CPU's) 120, aperipherals interface 118, RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry 110, aspeaker 111, a microphone 113, an input/output (I/O) subsystem 106,other input or control devices 116, and an external port 124. The device100 may include one or more optical sensors 164. These components maycommunicate over one or more communication buses or signal lines 103.

it should be appreciated that the portable electronic device 100 is onlyone example of a portable electronic device 100, and that the portableelectronic device 100 may have more or fewer components than shown, maycombine two or more components, or a may have a different configurationor arrangement of the components. The various components shown in FIG. 1may be implemented in hardware, software or a combination of hardwareand software, including one or more signal processing and/or applicationspecific integrated circuits.

Memory 102 may include high-speed random access memory and may alsoinclude non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storagedevices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state memorydevices. Access to memory 102 by other components of the portableelectronic device 100, such as the CPU 120 and the peripherals interfacemay be controlled by the memory controller 122.

The peripherals interface 118 couples the input and output peripheralsof the portable electronic device to the CPU 120 and memory 102. The oneor more processors 120 run or execute various software programs and/orsets of instructions stored in memory 102 to perform various functionsfor the portable electronic device 100 and to process data.

In some embodiments, the peripherals interface 118, the CPU 120, and thememory controller 122 may be implemented on a single chip, such as achip 104. In some other embodiments, they may be implemented on separatechips.

The RF (radio frequency) circuitry 108 receives and sends RF signals,also called electromagnetic signals. The RF circuitry 108 convertselectrical signals to/from electromagnetic signals and communicates withcommunications networks and other communications devices viaelectromagnetic signals. The RE circuitry 108 may include well-knowncircuitry for performing these functions, including but not limited toan antenna system, an RF transceiver, one or more amplifiers, a tuner,one or more oscillators, a digital signal processor, a CODEC chipset, asubscriber identity module (SIM) card, memory, and so forth. The RFcircuitry 108 may communicate with networks, such as the Internet, alsoreferred to as the World Wide Web (WWW), intranet and/or a wirelessnetwork, such as a cellular telephone network, a wireless local areanetwork (LAN) and/or a metropolitan area network (MAN), and otherdevices by wireless communication. The wireless communication may useany of a plurality of communications standards, protocols andtechnologies, including but not limited to Global System tor MobileCommunications (GSM), Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE), high-speeddownlink packet access (HSDPA), wideband code division multiple access(W-CDMA), code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multipleaccess (TDMA), Bluetooth, Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) (e.g., IEEE 802.11a,IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and/or IEEE 802.11n), voice over InternetProtocol (VoIP), Wi-MAX, a protocol for email, instant messaging (IM),and/or Short Message Service (SMS)), or any other suitable communicationprotocol, including communication protocols not yet developed as of thefiling date of this document.

The audio circuitry 110, the speaker 111, and the microphone 113 providean audio interface between a user and the portable electronic device100. The audio circuitry 110 receives audio data from the peripheralsinterface 118, converts the audio data to an electrical signal, andtransmits the electrical signal to the speaker 111. The speaker 111.converts the electrical signal to human-audible sound waves. The audiocircuitry 110 also receives electrical signals converted by themicrophone 113 from sound waves. The audio circuitry 110 converts theelectrical signal to audio data and transmits the audio data to theperipherals interface 118 for processing. Audio data may be retrievedfrom and/or transmitted to memory 102 and/or the RF circuitry 108 by theperipherals interface 118. In some embodiments, the audio circuitry 110also includes a headset jack (not shown). The headset jack provides aninterface between the audio circuitry 110 and removable audioinput/output peripherals, such as output-only headphones or a headsetwith both output (e.g., a headphone for one or both ears)and input(e.g., a microphone).

The I/O subsystem 106 couples input/output peripherals on the portableelectronic device 100, such as the display system 112 and otherinput/control devices 116, to the peripherals interface 118, The I/Osubsystem 106 may include a display controller 156 and one or more inputcontrollers 160 for other input or control devices. The one or moreinput controllers 160 receive/send electrical signals from/to otherinput or control devices 116. The other input/control devices 116 mayinclude physical buttons (e.g., push buttons, rocker buttons, etc.),dials, slider switches, joysticks, click wheels, and so forth. In somealternate embodiments, input controller(s) 160 may be coupled to any (ornone) of the following: a keyboard, infrared port, USB port, and apointer device such as a mouse. The one or more buttons (e.g., 208, FIG.2) may include an up/down button for volume control of the speaker 111and/or the microphone 113. The one or more buttons may include a pushbutton (e.g., 206, FIG. 2). A quick press of the push button maydisengage a lock of the touch screen 112 or begin a process that usesgestures on the touch screen to unlock the portable electronic device,as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/322,549, “Unlockinga Device by Performing Gestures on an Unlock Image,” tiled Dec. 23,2005, which is hereby incorporated by reference. A longer press of thepush button (e.g., 206) may turn power to the portable electronic device100 on or off. The user may be able to customize a functionality of oneor more of the buttons. The touch screen 112 is used to implementvirtual or soft buttons and one or more soft keyboards.

The touch-sensitive display system 112 provides an input interface andan output interface between the portable electronic device and a user.The display controller 156 receives and/or sends electrical signalsfrom/to the display system 112. The display system 112 displays visualoutput to the user. The visual output may include graphics, text, icons,video, and any combination thereof (collectively termed “graphics”). Insome embodiments, some or all of the visual output may correspond touser-interface objects, further details of which are described below.

A touch screen in display system 112 is a touch-sensitive surface thataccepts input from the user based on haptic and/or tactile contact. Thedisplay system 112 and the display controller 156 (along with anyassociated modules and/or sets of instructions in memory 102) detectcontact (and any movement or breaking of the contact) on the displaysystem 112 and converts the detected contact into interaction withuser-interface objects (e.g., one or more soft keys, icons, web pages orimages) that are displayed on the touch screen. In an exemplaryembodiment, a point of contact between a touch screen in the displaysystem 112 and the user corresponds to a finger of the user.

The touch screen in the display system 112 may use LCD (liquid crystaldisplay) technology, or LPD (light emitting polymer display) technology,although other display technologies may be used in other embodiments.The touch screen in the display system 112 and the display controller156 may detect contact and any movement or breaking thereof using any ofa plurality of touch sensing technologies now known or later developed,including but not limited to capacitive, resistive, infrared, andsurface acoustic wave technologies, as well as other proximity sensorarrays or other elements for determining one or more points of contactwith a touch screen in the display system 112. A touch-sensitive displayin some embodiments of the display system 112 may be analogous to themulti-touch sensitive tablets described in the following U.S. Pat. No.6,323,846 (Westerman et al.), U.S. Pat. No. 6,570,557 (Westerman etal.), and/or U.S. Pat. No. 6,677,932 (Westerman), and/or U.S. PatentPublication 2002/0015024A1 each of which is hereby incorporated byreference. However, a touch screen in the display system 112 displaysvisual output from the portable electronic device 100, whereas touchsensitive tablets do not provide visual output. The touch screen in thedisplay system 112 may have a resolution in excess of 100 dpi, In anexemplary embodiment, the touch screen in the display system has aresolution of approximately 168 dpi. The user may make contact with thetouch screen in the display system 112 using any suitable object orappendage, such as a stylus, a finger, and so forth. In someembodiments, the user interface is designed to work primarily withfinger-based contacts and gestures, which are much less precise thanstylus-based input due to the larger area of contact of a finger on thetouch screen. In some embodiments, the portable electronic devicetranslates the rough finger-based input into a precise pointer/cursorposition or command for performing the actions desired by the user.

A touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of the display system 112may be as described in the following applications: (1) U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 11/381,313, “Multipoint Touch Surface Controller,”tiled on May 2, 2006; (2) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/840,862,“Multipoint Touchscreen,” filed on May 6, 2004; (3) U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 10/903,964, “Gestures For Touch Sensitive InputDevices,” filed on Jul. 30, 2004; (4) U.S. patent application Ser. No.11/048,264, “Gestures For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed on Jan.31, 2005; (5) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/038,590, “Mode-BasedGraphical User Interfaces For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” tiled onJan. 18, 2005; (6) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/228,758, “Virtualinput Device Placement On A Touch Screen User interface,” filed on Sep.16, 2005; (7) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/228,700, “Operation OfA Computer With A Touch Screen Interface,” filed on Sep. 16, 2005; (8)U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/228,737, “Activating Virtual Keys OfA Touch-Screen Virtual Keyboard,” file on Sep. 16, 2005; and (9) U.S.patent application Ser. No. 11/367,749, “Multi-Functional Hand-HeldDevice,” filed on Mar. 3, 2006. All of these applications areincorporated by reference herein.

In some embodiments, in addition to the touch screen, the portableelectronic device 100 may include a touchpad (not shown) for activatingor deactivating particular functions. In some embodiments, the touchpadis a touch-sensitive area of the portable electronic device that, unlikethe touch screen, does not display visual output. The touchpad may be atouch-sensitive surface that is separate from the touch screen in thedisplay system 112 or an extension of the touch-sensitive surface formedby the touch screen.

In some embodiments, the portable electronic device 100 may include aphysical or virtual click wheel as an input control device 116. A usermay navigate among and interact with one or more graphical objects(henceforth referred to as icons) displayed in the display system 112 byrotating the click wheel or by moving a point of contact with the clickwheel (e.g., where the amount of movement of the point of contact ismeasured by its angular displacement with respect to a center point ofthe click wheel). The click wheel may also be used to select one or moreof the displayed icons. For example, the user may press down on at leasta portion of the click wheel or an associated button. User commands andnavigation commands provided by the user via the click wheel may beprocessed by an input controller 160 as well as one or more of themodules and/or sets of instructions in memory 102. For a virtual clickwheel, the click wheel and click wheel controller may be part of thedisplay system 112 and the display controller 156, respectively. For avirtual click wheel, the click wheel may be either an opaque orsemitransparent object that appears and disappears on the touch screendisplay in response to user interaction with the device. In someembodiments, a virtual click wheel is displayed on the touch screen of aportable multifunction device and operated by user contact with thetouch screen.

The device 100 also includes a power system 162 for powering the variouscomponents. The power system 162 may include a power management system,one or more power sources e.g., battery, alternating current (AC)), arecharging system, a power failure detection circuit, a power converteror inverter, a power status indicator (e.g., a light-emitting diode(LED)) and any other components associated with the generation,management and distribution of power in portable electronic devices.

The device 100 may also include one or more optical sensors 164. FIG. 1shows an optical sensor coupled to an optical sensor controller 158 inI/O subsystem 106. The optical sensor 164 may include charge-coupleddevice (CCD) or complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)phototransistors. The optical sensor 164 receives light from theenvironment, projected through one or more lens, and converts the lightto data representing an image. In conjunction with an imaging module143, the optical sensor 164 may capture still images or video. In someembodiments, an optical sensor is located on the back of the portableelectronic device 100, opposite the touch screen display 112 on thefront of the portable electronic device, so that the touch screendisplay may be used as a viewfinder for either still and/or video imageacquisition. In some embodiments, an optical sensor is located on thefront of the portable electronic device so that the user's image may beobtained for videoconferencing while the user views the other videoconference participants on the touch screen display. In someembodiments, the position of the optical sensor 164 can be changed bythe user (e.g., by rotating the lens and the sensor in the portableelectronic device housing) so that a single optical sensor 164 may beused along with the touch screen display for both video conferencing andstill and/or video image acquisition.

The device 100 may also include one or more proximity sensors 166. FIG.1 shows a proximity sensor 166 coupled to the peripherals interface 118.Alternately, the proximity sensor 166 may be coupled to an inputcontroller 160 in the I/O subsystem 106. The proximity sensor 166 mayperform as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/241,839,“Proximity Detector In Handheld Device,” filed Sep. 30, 2005, and Ser.No. 11/240,788, “Proximity Detector In Handheld Device,” filed Sep. 30,2005, which are hereby incorporated by reference. In some embodiments,the proximity sensor turns off and disables the touch screen 112 whenthe multifunction device is placed near the user's our (e.g., when theuser is making a phone call). in some embodiments, the proximity sensorkeeps the screen off when the portable electronic device is in theuser's pocket, purse, or other dark area to prevent unnecessary batterydrainage when the portable electronic device is a locked state.

In some embodiments, the software components stored in memory 102 mayinclude an operating system 126, a communication module (or set ofinstructions) 128, a contact/motion module (or set of instructions) 130,a graphics module (or set of instructions) 132, a text input module (orset of instructions) 134, a Global Positioning System (GPS) module (orset of instructions) 135, and applications (or set of instructions) 136.

The operating system 126 (e.g., Darwin, RTXC, LINUX, UNIX, OS X,WINDOWS, or an embedded operating system such as VxWorks) includesvarious software components and/or drivers for controlling and managinggeneral system tasks (e.g., memory management, storage device control,power management, etc.) and facilitates communication between varioushardware and software components.

The communication module 128 facilitates communication with otherdevices over one or more external ports 124 and also includes varioussoftware components for handling data received by the RF circuitry 108and/or the external port 124. The external port 124 (e.g., UniversalSerial Bus (USB), FIREWIRE, etc.) is adapted for coupling directly toother devices or indirectly over a network (e.g., the Internet, wirelessLAN, etc.). In some embodiments, the external port is a multi-pin (e.g.,30-pin) connector that is the same as, or similar to and/or compatiblewith the 30-pin connector used on iPod (trademark of Apple Computer,Inc.) devices.

The contact/motion module 130 may detect contact with the touch screenin the display system 112 (in conjunction with the display controller156) and other touch sensitive devices (e.g., a touchpad or physicalclick wheel). The contact/motion module 130 includes various softwarecomponents for performing various operations related to detection ofcontact, such as determining if contact has occurred, determining ifthere is movement of the contact and tracking the movement across thetouch screen in the display system 112, and determining if the contacthas been broken (i.e., if the contact has ceased). Determining movementof the point of contact may include determining speed (magnitude),velocity (magnitude and direction), and/or an acceleration (a change inmagnitude and/or direction) of the point of contact. These operationsmay be applied to single contacts (e.g., one finger contacts) or tomultiple simultaneous contacts (e.g., “multitouch”/multiple fingercontacts). In some embodiments, the contact/motion module 130 and thedisplay controller 156 also detects contact on a touchpad. In someembodiments, the contact/motion module 130 and the controller 160detects contact on a click wheel.

The graphics module 132 includes various known software components forrendering and displaying graphics on the display system 112, includingcomponents for changing the intensity of graphics that are displayed. Asused herein, the term “graphics” includes any object that can bedisplayed to a user, including without limitation text, web pages, icons(such as user-interface objects including soft keys), digital images,videos, animations and the like.

The text input module 134, which may be a component of graphics module132, provides soft keyboards for entering text in various applications(e.g., contacts 137, email 140, IM 141, blogging 142, browser 147, andany other application that needs text input).

The GPS module 135 determines the location of the portable electronicdevice and provides this information for use in various applications(e.g., to telephone 138 for use in location-based dialing, to camera 143and/or blogger 142 as picture/video metadata., and to applications thatprovide location-based services such as weather widgets, local yellowpage widgets, and map/navigation widgets).

The applications 136 may include the following modules (or sets ofinstructions), or a subset or superset thereof:

-   -   a contacts module 137 (sometimes called an address book or        contact list);    -   a telephone module 138;    -   a video conferencing module 139;    -   an e-mail client module 140;    -   an instant messaging (IM) module 141;    -   blogging module 142;    -   a camera module 143 for still and/or video images;    -   an image management module 144;    -   a video player module 145;    -   a music player module 146;    -   a browser module 147;    -   a calendar module 148;    -   widget modules 149, which may include weather widget 149-1,        stocks widget 149-2, calculator widget 149-3, alarm clock widget        149-4, dictionary widget 149-5, and other widgets obtained by        the user, as well as user-created widgets 149-6;    -   widget creator module 150 for making user-created widgets 149-6;        and/or    -   search module 151.

Examples of other applications 136 that may be stored. in memory 102include memo pad and other word processing applications, JAVA-enabledapplications, encryption, digital rights management, voice recognition,and voice replication.

In conjunction with display system 112, display controller 156, opticalsensor(s) 164, optical sensor controller 158, contact module 130,graphics module 132, and image management module 144, the camera module143 may be used to capture still images or video (including a videostream) and store them into memory 102, browse the still images orvideos, modify characteristics of a still image or video, or delete astill image or video from memory 102. Embodiments of user interfaces andassociated processes using camera module 143 are described furtherbelow.

In conjunction with display system 112, display controller 156, contactmodule 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, and cameramodule 143, the image management module 144 may be used to arrange,modify or otherwise manipulate, label, delete, present (e.g., in adigital slide show or album , and store still and/or video images.Embodiments of user interfaces and associated processes using imagemanagement module 144 are described further below.

Note that the above identified modules and applications (including thecamera module 143 and the image management module 144) correspond to aset of instructions for performing one or more functions describedabove. These modules sets of instructions need not be implemented asseparate software programs, procedures or modules, and thus varioussubsets of these modules may be combined or otherwise re-arranged invarious embodiments. In some embodiments, memory 102 may store a subsetof the modules and data structures identified above. Furthermore, memory102 may store additional modules and data structures not describedabove.

In some embodiments, the portable electronic device 100 is a devicewhere operation of a predefined. set of functions on the portableelectronic device is performed exclusively through a touch screen in thedisplay system 112 and/or a touchpad. By using a touch screen and/or atouchpad as the primary input/control device for operation of theportable electronic device 100, the number of physical input/controldevices (such as push buttons, dials, and the like) on the portableelectronic device 100 may be reduced.

The predefined set of functions that may be performed exclusivelythrough a touch screen and/or a touchpad include navigation between userinterfaces. In some embodiments, the touchpad, when touched by the user,navigates the portable electronic device 100 to a main, home, or rootmenu from any user interface that may be displayed on the portableelectronic device 100. In such embodiments, the touchpad may be referredto as a “menu button.” In some other embodiments, the menu button may bea physical push button or other physical input/control device instead ofa touchpad.

FIG. 2 illustrates a portable electronic device 100 having a touchscreen 112 in accordance with some embodiments. The touch screen maydisplay one or more graphics. In this embodiment, as well as othersdescribed below, a user may select one or more of the graphics by makingcontact or touching the graphics, for example, with one or more fingers202 (not drawn to scale in the figure) or a stylus (not shown in thefigure). In some embodiments, selection of one or more graphics occurswhen the user breaks contact with the one or more graphics. In someembodiments, the contact may include a gesture, such as one or moretaps, one or more swipes (from left to right, right to left, upwardand/or downward and/or a rolling of a finger (from right to left, leftto right, upward and/or downward) that has made contact with theportable electronic device 100. In some embodiments, inadvertent contactwith a graphic may not select the graphic. For example, a swipe gesturewith that sweeps over an application icon may not select thecorresponding application when the gesture corresponding to selection isa tap. In other words, the portable electronic device 100 interprets themeaning of a gesture and acts accordingly after considering whichapplication or module is in use at the moment.

The device 100 may also include one or more physical buttons, such as“home” or menu button 204. As described previously, the menu button 204may be used to navigate to any application 136 in a set of applicationsthat may be executed on the portable electronic device 100.Alternatively, in some embodiments, the menu button is implemented as asoft key in a GUI in touch screen 112.

in one embodiment, the portable electronic device 100 includes a touchscreen 112, a menu button 204, a push button 206 for powering theportable electronic device on/off and locking the portable electronicdevice, and volume adjustment button(s) 208. The push button 206 may beused to turn the power on/off on the portable electronic device bydepressing the button and holding the button in the depressed state fora predefined time interval; to lock the portable electronic device bydepressing the button and releasing the button before the predefinedtime interval has elapsed; and/or to unlock the portable electronicdevice or initiate an unlock process. In an alternative embodiment, theportable electronic device 100 also may accept verbal input foractivation or deactivation of some functions through the microphone 113.

Attention is now directed towards embodiments of user interfaces (“UI”)and associated processes that may be implemented on a portableelectronic device 100.

FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary user interface for unlocking a portableelectronic device in accordance with some embodiments. In someembodiments, user interface 300 includes the following elements, or asubset or superset thereof:

-   -   Unlock image 302 that is moved with a finger gesture to unlock        the portable electronic device;    -   Arrow 304 that provides a visual cue to the unlock gesture;    -   Channel 306 that provides additional cues to the unlock gesture;    -   Time 308;    -   Day 310;    -   Date 312; and    -   Wallpaper image 314.

In some embodiments, the portable electronic device detects contact withthe touch-sensitive display (e.g., a user's finger making contact on ornear the unlock image 302) while the portable electronic device is in auser-interface lock state. The device moves the unlock image 302 inaccordance with the contact. The device transitions to a user-interfaceunlock state if the detected contact corresponds to a predefinedgesture, such as moving the unlock image across channel 306. Conversely,the portable electronic device maintains the user-interface lock stateif the detected contact does not correspond to the predefined gesture.As noted above, processes that use gestures on the touch screen tounlock the portable electronic device are described in U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 11/322,549, “Unlocking a Device by PerformingGestures on an Unlock Image,” filed Dec. 23, 2005, which is herebyincorporated by reference.

FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary user interface for a menu ofapplications on a portable electronic device in accordance with someembodiments. In some embodiments, user interface 400 includes thefollowing elements, or a subset or superset thereof:

-   -   Signal strength indicator 402 for wireless communication;    -   Time 404;    -   Battery status indicator 406;    -   Tray 408 with icons for frequently used applications, such as        one or of the following:        -   Phone 138;        -   a E-mail client 140, which may include an indicator 410 of            the number of unread e-mails;        -   a Browser 147; and        -   Music player 146; and    -   Icons for other applications, such as one or more of the        following:        -   IM 141;        -   Image manage e 44;        -   Camera 143;        -   Video player 145;        -   Weather 149-1;        -   Stocks 149-2;        -   Blog 142;        -   Calendar 148;        -   Calculator 149-3;        -   Alarm clock 149-4;        -   Dictionary 149-5; and        -   User-created widget 149-6.

In some embodiments, UI 400 displays all of the available applications136 on one screen so that there is no need to scroll through a list ofapplications e.g., via a scroll bar). In some embodiments, as the numberof applications increase, the icons corresponding to the applicationsmay decrease in size so that all applications may be displayed on asingle screen without scrolling. In some embodiments, having allapplications on one screen and a menu button enables a user to accessany desired application with at most two inputs, such as activating themenu button 204 and then activating the desired application (e.g., by atap or other finger gesture on the icon corresponding to theapplication).

In some embodiments, UI 400 provides into ted access to bothwidget-based applications and non-widget-based applications. In someembodiments, all of the widgets, whether user-created or not, aredisplayed in UI 400. In other embodiments, activating the icon foruser-created widget 149-6 may lead to another UI (not shown) thatcontains the user-created widgets or icons corresponding to theuser-created widgets.

In some embodiments, a user may rearrange the icons in UI 400, e.g.,using processes described in U.S. patent application Ser. No.11/459,602, “Portable Electronic Device With Interface ReconfigurationMode,” filed Jul. 24, 2006, which is hereby incorporated by reference.For example, a user may move application icons in and out of tray 408using finger gestures on or near corresponding icons displayed on thetouch screen 112.

FIG. 5 illustrates an exemplary user interface for a camera inaccordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, user interface500 includes the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof:

-   -   Viewfinder 502;    -   Camera roll 504 that manages images and/or videos taken with c        camera;    -   Shutter 506 for taking still images;    -   Record button 508 for starting and stopping video recording;    -   Timer 510 for taking an image or recording a video after a        predefined time delay; and    -   Image 512 that appears (e.g., via the animation illustrated        schematically in FIG. 5) to be added to camera roll 504 when it        is obtained.

FIG. 6 illustrates an exemplary user interface for a virtual camera rollin accordance with some embodiments. The portable electronic devicedisplays the user interface after a user finger gesture 514 on thecamera roll icon 504 in FIG. 5. In some embodiments, the finger gestureis a momentary, substantially single-position contact with the touchscreen, while in other embodiments other finger gestures may be used. Insome embodiments, user interface 600 includes the following elements, ora subset or superset thereof:

-   -   402, 404, and 406, as described above;    -   Thumbnail images 602 of images and/or videos obtained by camera        143;    -   Camera icon 604 that when activated (e.g., by a finger gesture        on the icon)initiates transfer to the camera UI (e.g., UI 500);

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a process for displaying thumbnailimages on a touch screen in accordance with some embodiments. Upondetecting the finger gesture 514 (1602), the portable electronic deviceidentifies a set of thumbnail images in the virtual camera roll (1604)and displays the thumbnail images on the touch screen (1606). In someembodiments, the thumbnail images are displayed in a 2-D array (FIG. 6).In some other embodiments, the thumbnail images are displayed in avertical column or a horizontal row. In some embodiments, a thumbnailimage may have a description including a name, a file size, and atimestamp indicating when the image was created. In some embodiments,the thumbnail images of videos have a unique appearance that is visuallydistinguishable from the other still images. The portable electronicdevice displays the camera icon 604 at the bottom of the touch screen(1608) and starts monitoring next user contact with the touch screen(1610).

In some embodiments, the user may scroll through the thumbnail images602 using vertically upward/downward finger gestures 606 on the touchscreen (1612). Upon detecting such a finger gesture(e.g., a verticalfinger swipe), the portable electronic device scrolls the set ofthumbnail images accordingly (1618). In some embodiments, the scrollinggesture is independent of a horizontal position of the user contact withthe touch screen display. In some embodiments, the scrolling gesture issubstantially independent of a horizontal position of the user contactwith the touch screen display (e.g., one or more. side regions of thetouch screen display may be reserved for other functions, such asfunctions corresponding to icons, soft keys or application navigationfunctions, and not available for the scroll gesture). In someembodiments, in response to a stationary gesture on a particularthumbnail image (1614), e.g., a finger tap 608 on the thumbnail image602-11, the portable electronic device initiates a process of generatingan enlarged display of the corresponding image (e.g., UI 700A) on thetouch screen. A more detailed description of this process is providedbelow in connection with FIGS. 7 and 17. In some embodiments, upondetecting a user's finger gesture on the camera icon 604 (1616), theportable electronic device brings back the camera UI 500 as shown in.FIG. 5.

FIGS. 7A. through 7C illustrate an exemplary user interface for viewingand manipulating images in accordance with some embodiments. Note thatone skilled in the art would understand that the term “image” in thepresent application covers both still images and video streams.

In some embodiments, user interface 700A includes the followingelements, or a subset or superset thereof:

-   -   402, 404, 406, and 604, as described above;    -   Camera roll icon 702 that when activated (e.g., by a finger        gesture on the icon) initiates transfer to the camera roll UI        (e.g., UI 600);    -   Image 704;    -   Additional options icon 706 that when activated (e.g., by a        finger gesture on the icon) initiates transfer to a UI with        additional options for use of image 704 (e.g., UI 1200, FIG.        12));    -   Previous image icon 708 that when activated (e.g., by a finger        gesture on the icon initiates display of the previous image in        the virtual camera roll (e.g., 602-10);    -   Play icon 710 that when activated (e.g., by a finger gesture on        the icon) initiates a slide show of the images in the virtual        camera roll;    -   Next image icon 712 that when activated (e.g., by a finger        gesture the icon) initiates display of the next image in the        virtual camera roll (e.g., 602-12); and    -   Delete symbol icon 714 that when activated (e.g., by a finger        gesture on the icon) initiates display of a UI to confirm that        the user wants to delete image 704 (e.g. UI 700B, FIG. 7B).

FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating a process for performing operationsin response to user contact with the touch screen in accordance withsome embodiments. After detecting a user selection of a thumbnail image(1702), the portable electronic device identifies an image associatedwith the thumbnail image (1704). Generally, this identified image islarger than the thumbnail image. In some embodiments, the thumbnailimage is a sub-sampled version of the larger image. As shown in FIG. 7A,the large image is displayed on the touch screen in replacement of allthe thumbnail images (1706). The portable electronic device displaysvarious icons at predefined locations on the touch screen (1708) andwaits for next user contact with the touch screen (1710).

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 7A, the portable electronic deviceperforms the same operation(s) in response to different user contacts.In some embodiments, a user can browse images in the virtual camera rollthrough three different gestures: (i) a finger gesture on theprevious/next image icon 708/712 (1716), (ii) a user image navigationgesture by a finger tap 715/718 adjacent to the left/right edge of thetouch screen (1714), or (iii) a leftward/rightward horizontal fingerswipe gesture 720 on the touch screen (1712). Upon detecting any ofthese user gestures, the portable electronic device replaces the imageon the touch screen with the previous/next one in the virtual cameraroll (1724). In some embodiments, this replacement is an animatedprocess of moving the current image out of the touch screen to theright/left side and moving the previous/next image into the touch screenfrom the left/right side. With multiple means to perform the same task,the portable electronic device allows a user to choose whichever theuser prefers, thereby making the photo management simpler and moreintuitive. In some embodiments, the tap gestures 715 and 718 are used tomagnify (e.g., by zooming in) an image by a predetermined amount, ratherthan to view a previous or next image. For this case, the user is stillprovided with two different types of gestures for browsing images: (i) afinger gesture on the previous/next image icon 708/712 (1716) and (ii) aleftward/rightward horizontal finger swipe gesture 720 On the touchscreen (1712).

In some embodiments, the portable electronic device rotates the image704 by an angle in response to a user image rotation gesture. Forexample, the user image rotation gesture may include three simultaneousfinger contacts 722, 724 and 726 with the image 704. When the threefinger contacts move in the directions indicated by the respectivearrows for at least a predefined distance, the portable electronicdevice rotates the image 704 from a portrait orientation to a landscapeorientation or from a landscape orientation to a portrait orientation.In some embodiments, the rotation gesture is a two-finger multitouchgesture e.g., simultaneous finger contacts 722 and 726). In someembodiments, the image rotates in response to detection of a change inthe orientation of the device using accelerometers to detect theorientation of the device). For example, the image may rotate tomaintain proper viewing orientation as the touch screen 112 isphysically rotated from a portrait orientation to a landscapeorientation.

In some embodiments, a user finger gesture on the additional optionsicon 706 (1718) triggers the portable electronic device to renderadditional operations on the image 704. A more detailed description ofsome exemplary operations associated with the icon 706 is provided b-lowin connection with FIGS. 12 and 20.

In some embodiments, a user finger gesture on the delete symbol icon 714(1717) causes the portable electronic device to provide a user interface700B as shown in FIG. 7B. Through the user interface 700B, the user candelete the current image 704 from the camera roll. The user interface700B includes the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof:

-   -   402, 404, 406, 604, 702, and 704, as described above;    -   Delete icon 716 that when activated (e.g., by a finger gesture        on the icon) deletes the image 704; and    -   Cancel icon 718 that when activated (e.g., by a finger gesture        on the icon) returns the portable electronic device to the        previous user interface (e.g. UI 700A)

FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating a process for deleting an image inresponse to a user contact with the touch screen in accordance with someembodiments. Upon detecting a user contact with the delete symbol icon714 (1802), the portable electronic device displays the delete icon 716,the cancel icon 718, and the camera icon 604 on top of the image 704(1804) and then monitors next user contact with the touch screen (1806).

In some embodiments, in response to a finger gesture on the delete icon716 (1810), the portable electronic device eliminates the icons 716, 718from the touch screen (1816) and initiates an animated process of“shredding” the image 704 (1818). In some embodiments, the shreddingprocess includes breaking the image 704 into vertical stripes anddropping the vertical stripes from the touch screen at different paces.Other shredding animations, such as placing the image in a trash icon,may be used in other embodiments.

In some embodiments, the portable electronic device brings back thecamera roll user interface 600 as shown in FIG. 6 after deleting theimage 704. The user can then repeat any aforementioned processes shownin FIG. 16. In some other embodiments, the portable electronic devicedisplays the next image in the virtual camera roll on the touch screen.The user may repeat any aforementioned processes shown in FIG. 17.

If the portable electronic device detects a finger gesture on the cancelicon 718 (1812), it the device brings back the user interface 700A asshown in FIG. 7A. If the next user action is a finger gesture on thecamera icon 604 (1814), the portable electronic device switches back tothe camera mode user interface 500, which allows the user to take newphotos.

This deletion process, which requires user finger gestures on twodifferent user interfaces (e.g., 700A and 700B), reduces the chance of auser accidentally deleting an image or other similar item.

In some embodiments, the portable electronic device stores images withdifferent photo albums. The images may conic from different sources.They may be downloaded from locations such as the user's desktop orlaptop computer and a website on the Internet, etc. For example, onealbum may include images downloaded from a website through the webbrowser 147, images attached to email messages received by the user ofthe portable electronic device, and photos taken by the portableelectronic device using the camera module 143.

FIG. 8 illustrates an exemplary user interface for viewing photo albumsin accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, user interface800 includes the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof:

-   -   402, 404, and 406, as described above;    -   Graphics 804, e.g., thumbnail images of the first picture or a        user-selected picture in the corresponding albums;    -   Album names 806;    -   Selection icons 808 that when activated (e.g., by a finger        gesture on the icon) initiates display of the corresponding        album (e.g., UI 1000, FIG. 10); and    -   Settings icon 810, that brings up a settings menu (e.g., FIG. 9)        when activated by a user gesture (e.g., a tap gesture).

FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating a process for displaying multiplephoto albums on the touch screen in accordance with sonic embodiments.After detecting a finger gesture 412 (FIG. 4) on the icon for the imagemanagement module 144 (1902), the portable electronic device identifiesa set of photo albums (1904) and displays them on the touch screen(1906). FIG. 8 depicts a vertically list of photo albums 804 list, eachalbum having a thumbnail image 804, a name 806, and a selection icon808. In some embodiments, the photo albums are ordered alphabetically bytheir names, In some other embodiments, the photo albums are ordered bytheir creation timestamps, e.g., with the most recent one at the top ofthe list.

The portable electronic device displays a setting icon 810 at the bottomof the touch screen (1908) and monitors user contact with the touchscreen (1910). As will be described below in connection with FIG. 9, auser can configure the image management module 144 to operate in auser-chosen manner through the setting icon 810.

If there is a long photo album list, the user may scroll through thelist using vertically upward/downward finger gestures 812 such as avertical finger swipe on the touch screen (1912, 1920). When the userselects a particular album by a finger gesture (1914), the portableelectronic device opens the album by executing the process describedabove in connection with FIG. 16. The virtual camera roll shown in FIG.6 is one of many photo albums. User operations associated with thevirtual camera roll also applies to images in a user-chosen album. Amore detailed description of exemplary user operations is provided belowin connection with FIGS. 10-12, In some embodiments, a user may initiatedisplay of an album by contacting any region on the touch screencorresponding to the album (e.g., a finger tap on the graphic 804, albumname 806, or selection icon 808).

Upon detecting a finger gesture on the setting icon 810 (1916), theportable electronic device renders a Settings user interface thatenables the user to configure the image management service (1918). FIG.9 illustrates an exemplary Settings user interface 900 for setting userpreferences in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments,user interface 900 includes the following elements, or a subset orsuperset thereof:

-   -   402, 404, and 406, as described above;    -   Music setting 902 for selecting the music during a slide show        (e.g., Now Playing, 90s Music, Recently Added, or Oft);    -   Repeat setting 904 for selecting whether the slide show repeats        e.g., On or Off);    -   Shuffle setting 906 for selecting whether the images in the        slide show are displayed in a random or pseudo-random order        e.g., On or Off);    -   Time per slide setting 908 (e.g., 2, 3, 5, 10, 20 seconds or        manual);    -   Transition setting 910 (e.g., random, wipe across, wipe down, or        off);    -   TV out setting 912 for external display (e.g., on, off, or ask        user);    -   TV signal setting 914 (e.g., NTSC or PAL);    -   Auto Rotate setting 916 (e.g. on or off)    -   Done icon 918 that when activated (e.g., by a finger gesture on        the icon) returns the portable electronic device to the previous        UI (e.g., UI 800); and    -   Selection icons 920 that when activated (e.g., by a finger        gesture on the icon) show choices for the corresponding        settings.

In some embodiments, a user may touch anywhere in a row for a particularsetting to initiate display of the corresponding setting choices. Forexample, upon detecting a finger tap on TV Signal setting 914, theportable electronic device brings up a dropdown. menu adjacent to thecorresponding row. The dropdown menu lists configuration optionsassociated with the setting. The user can select one option over anotherby applying a finger gesture on the selected option.

FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for viewing an album inaccordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, user interface1000 includes the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof:

-   -   402, 404, and 406, as described above;    -   Photo albums icon 1002 that when activated (e.g., by a finger        gesture on the icon) initiates transfer to the photo albums UI        (e.g., UI 800);    -   Thumbnail images 1006 of images in the corresponding album;    -   Play icon 1008 that when activated (e.g., by a finger gesture on        the icon) initiates a slide show of the images in the album;

The user interface 1000 is similar to the user interface 600 associatedwith the camera roll icon 504. Both user interfaces perform similaroperations upon detecting a user contact with the thumbnail images. Forexample, the user may scroll through the thumbnails 1006 usingvertically upward/downward gestures 1010 on the touch screen. In someembodiments, a stationary gesture on a particular thumbnail (e.g., afinger tap 1012 on thumbnail 1006-11) initiates transfer to an enlargeddisplay of the corresponding image (e.g., UI 1100).

In some embodiments, there are differences between the two userinterfaces. For example, the user interface 1000 has a play icon 1008while the user interface 600 has a camera icon 604. A user selection ofthe play icon 1008 triggers the portable electronic device to begin aslide show of the images in the user-selected album. In contrast, theportable electronic device returns to the camera mode (e.g., for takingpictures) when there is a user finger gesture on the camera icon 604.

Upon user selection of a particular image, the portable electronicdevice renders a new user interface displaying the user-selected image.FIG. 11 illustrates such an exemplary user interface for viewing imagesin an album in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments,user interface 1100 includes the following elements, or a subset orsuperset thereof:

-   -   402, 404, and 406, as described above;    -   Album name icon 1102 that when activated (e.g., by a finger        gesture on the icon) initiates transfer to the corresponding        album UI (e.g., UI 1000);    -   Image 1106;    -   Additional options icon 1108 that when activated (e.g., by a        finger gesture on the icon) initiates transfer to a UI with        additional options for use of image 1106 (e.g., UI 1200, FIG.        12));    -   Previous image icon 1110 that when activated (e.g., by a finger        gesture on the icon) initiates display of the previous image in        the album (e.g., 1006-10);    -   Play icon 1112 that when activated (e.g., by a finger gesture on        the icon) initiates a slide show of the images in the album; and    -   Next image icon 1114 that when activated (e.g., by a finger        gesture on the icon) initiates display of the next image in the        album.

Clearly, the user interface 1100 is very similar to the user interface700A. Various image browsing functions described above with respect toFIG. 7A are also available at the user interface 1100. For example, theuser can initiate viewing of the previous image by making a tap gesture1118 on the left side of the image or making a swipe gesture 1116 fromleft to right on the image. Similarly, the user can initiate viewing ofthe next image by making a tap gesture 1120 on the right side of theimage or making a swipe gesture 1116 from right to left on the image.

In some embodiments, image 1106 moves off screen to the left as the nextimage moves on screen from the right. In some embodiments, image 1106moves off screen to the right as the previous image moves on screen fromthe left.

With multiple ways to perform the same task, the portable electronicdevice enables a user to choose whichever methodology or gesture theuser prefers, thereby making the photo management simpler and moreintuitive.

A detailed description of the portable electronic device's operations inresponse to user selections of the previous image icon 1110, the playicon 1112, and the next image icon 1114 have been provided above inconnection with FIGS. 7A and 17. In response to a user contact with theadditional options icon 706 (FIG. 7A) or 1108 (FIG. 11), the portableelectronic device renders a new interface with additional options forthe user to choose in connection with the image being displayed.

FIG. 12 illustrates such an exemplary user interface for selecting a usefor an image in an album in accordance with some embodiments. In someembodiments, user interface 1200 includes the following elements, or asubset or superset thereof:

-   -   402, 404, 406, 1602, and 1106 as described above;    -   Email photo icon 1208 that when activated (e.g., by a finger        gesture on the icon) initiates a process for incorporating the        image 1106 in an email (e.g., as illustrated in FIGS. 13A-13G);    -   Assign to contact icon 1210 that when activated (e.g., by a        finger gesture on the icon) initiates a process for associating        the image 1106 with a contact in the user's contact list (e.g.,        as illustrated in FIGS. 14A-14B);    -   Use as wallpaper icon 1212 that when activated (e.g., by a        finger gesture on the icon) initiates a process for        incorporating the image 1106 in the users wallpaper (e.g., as        illustrated in FIG. 15); and.    -   Cancel icon 1214 that when activated (e.g., by a finger gesture        on the icon) initiates transfer back to the previous UI (e.g.,        UI 1100).

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 12, the image 1106 is displayed inthe background and one or more the function icons 1208, 1210, 1712,1714, are superimposed over the displayed image 1106.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating a process for performing additionaloperations upon a user selection of an additional options icon (e.g.,icon 1108 in UI 1100, FIG. 11) in accordance with some embodiments, Upondetecting a finger gesture 1122 on the additional options icon (2002),the portable electronic device displays a list of option icons on thetouch screen (2004). Each option icon corresponds to a specificoperation on the image being displayed, As shown in FIG. 12, the listincludes Email photo icon 1208, Assign to contact icon 1210, Use aswallpaper icon 1212, and Cancel icon 1214. In some other embodiments,the user interface 1200 may include a subset of these icons, and mayalso include additional image usage icons for invoking other image usagefunctions.

If the user selects the email photo icon 1208 by a finger gesture(2008), the portable electronic device renders an email serviceinterface that allows the user to send the image 1106 to somebodythrough email. If the user selects the assign to contact icon 1210(2010), the portable electronic device displays a user interface (havinga list of contacts) for the user to select a contact to be associatedwith the image 1106. Similarly, if the user selects the use as wallpapericon 1212 (2012), the portable electronic device displays a userinterface for the user to edit the image 1106 and set it as the portableelectronic device's wallpaper.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating an animated process for rendering anemail service interface that includes a user selected image inaccordance with some embodiments. After detecting the user selection ofEmail photo icon 1208 (2102), the portable electronic device animates aprocess of introducing an email message template onto the touch screenand placing the image into a predefined region of the email messagetemplate. In some embodiments, the animation includes initially reducingthe image's size (FIG. 13A) (2104); sliding or otherwise rendering anemail message template behind the image 1106 (FIG. 13B) (2106); andfitting the image into the message body field (FIG. 13C) of an emailcomposition user interface 1300C (2108).

In some embodiments, following the animation, the device monitors thetouch screen for user contact (2110). When the user taps on or makesother predefined gestures 1302 (FIG. 13D) on the To: field of the emailrecipient field to enter an email address (2112). The portableelectronic device then displays the user's contact list (2122) (FIG.13E). After detecting a user finger gesture or other predefined gestureon a recipient/contact (2124) (e.g., a finger tap 1316 on Bob Adams inFIG. 13E), the portable electronic device associates the recipient'semail address with the email message and displays the contact's name inthe To: field (2126) (e.g., “Bob Adams” in FIG. 13F).

In some embodiments, in response to a user finger tap or otherpredefined gestures on predefined fields within the email messagetemplate (2114, 2116) (e.g., finger taps 1304, 1306 in FIG. 13D, or“Other Email” in FIG. 13E), the portable electronic device displays aletter keyboard 616 (2128) on the touch screen. The user may enter textinto the respective fields through the letter keyboard 616 (FIG. 13F).In some embodiments, the user may also enter an email address by tappingon character icons in the letter keyboard or other character keyboards.

As shown in FIG. 13(1, after detecting a finger gesture on the send icon1314 (2120), the portable electronic device sends the email message toits recipient(s) (2132) and returns to the user interface 1000 or 1100.But if the user selects the cancel icon 1308 (2118), the portableelectronic device may display the save draft icon 1310 and the don'tsave icon 1312 (2130). The device saves the draft in a draft folderassociated with the client module 140 if the user chooses the save drafticon 1310 or deletes the draft if the user chooses the don't save icon1312.

Assuming that the user taps or makes other predefined gestures on theassign to contact icon 1210 shown in FIG. 12, FIG. 22 is a flowchartillustrating a process for assigning an image to a user selected contactin the user's contact list in accordance with some embodiments.

Upon a user selection of the assign to contact icon 1210, the portableelectronic device displays the user's contact list (FIG. 14A). After theuser selects a contact in the contact list (e.g., a finger tap 1401 onBob Adams in FIG. 14A), the portable electronic device produces a newuser interface 1400B as shown in FIG. 14B and monitors next user contactwith the touch screen (2208). In some embodiments, the user interface1400B includes the user instructions 1402 (2202), the user-selectedimage 1106 (2204), the cancel icon 1404 and the set photo icon 1406(2206).

The portable electronic device modifies the image (2214) in response toa user finger gesture on the image 1106 (2212). For example, the usermay crop, scale, and otherwise adjust the image 1106 using differenttypes of finger gestures. In some embodiments, the portable electronicdevice moves the image on the touch screen in response to a movement ofone-finger contact gesture 1408; enlarges the image in response to ade-pinching gesture including at least two simultaneous and continuouscontacts 1410 and 1412; reduces the image in response to a pinchinggesture including at least two simultaneous and continuous contacts 1410and 1412; and/or rotates the image in response to a twisting gestureincluding two or more simultaneous and continuous contacts 1410 and1412.

In some embodiments, the user assigns the modified image to theuser-selected contact by tapping on the set photo icon 1406 (2216). Thistriggers the portable electronic device to associate the modified imagewith the contact. If the user selects the cancel icon 1404 (2218), theportable electronic device terminates the image assignment and bringsback the user interface 1100.

If the user taps or makes other predefined gestures on the use aswallpaper icon 1212 in FIG. 12, the portable electronic device displaysa user interface for incorporating an image in the user's wallpaper.FIG. 15 illustrates such an exemplary user interface 1500 in accordancewith some embodiments.

In some embodiments, this wallpaper setting process is similar to theassign to contact process. For example, the user may move the image witha one-finger gesture 1508; enlarge the image with a de-pinching gestureusing multiple contacts 1510 and 1512; reduce the image with a pinchinggesture using multiple contacts 1510 and 1512; and/or rotate the imagewith a twisting gesture using multiple contacts 1510 and 1512.

The wallpaper setting process is completed after the user selects theset photo icon 1506. If the user selects the cancel icon 1504, theportable electronic device stops the assignment process and brings backthe UI 1100 in FIG. 11. In some embodiments, the interface 1500 alsoincludes user instruction information 1502.

FIGS. 23A-23H illustrate an exemplary user interface for viewing digitalobjects in a set of digital objects in accordance with some embodiments.

In FIG. 23A, the displayed digital object is a digital image 2300-1. Inthis example, the entire image 2300-1 is displayed in FIG. 23A. Thisexemplary image includes a first person 2302-1 and a second person2302-2. In response to detecting a de-pinching gesture 2304 and 2306 onor about the second person 2302-2, a command to zoom in on a portion ofthe image 2300-1 that includes the second person 2302-2 is executed.Upon execution of the command to zoom in, a reduced portion of the image2300-1 is displayed at a higher magnification than in FIG. 23A. Forexample, in FIG. 23B the second person 2302-2 is shown at a highermagnification than in FIG. 23A and the first person 2302-1 is no longershown.

In FIG. 23C, a swipe gesture 2310 is detected on or near the touchscreen display. In response, the displayed portion of the image 2300-1,including the second. person 2302-2, is translated in a directioncorresponding to the direction of the swipe gesture 2310, as shown inFIGS. 23C-23D, where the image is translated horizontally from right toleft. An edge 2312 of the (enlarged) image 2300-1 is displayed in FIG.23D. In response to continued detection of the swipe gesture 2310 (FIG.23D), an area. 2314 beyond the edge 2312 is displayed (e.g., a blackarea or other area visually distinct from the digital object). After theswipe gesture 2310 is no longer detected, as shown in FIG. 23E, theimage 2300-1, including the image of the second person 2302-2, istranslated in a second direction 2316 until the area 2314 is no longerdisplayed (e.g., horizontally from left to right).

In response to detection of a second swipe gesture 2318, the displayedportion of the image 2300-1 is translated in a direction correspondingto the direction of the second swipe gesture 2318, as shown in FIG. 230,and a second digital image 2300-2 is displayed. In some embodiments, asshown in FIGS. 23G and 23H, the second digital image 2300-2 (or, moregenerally, digital object) slides on to the touch screen as the firstdigital image 2300-1 slides off of the touch screen.

In this example, the display of area 2314 lets the user know that theedge of the (enlarged) digital object has been reached during the firstgesture 2310. Upon detecting the second gesture 2318 in the same orsubstantially the same direction as the first gesture, the devicetransitions to the display of another image in a set of images, ratherthan just repeating the visual indication that the edge of the digitalobject has been reached.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart illustrating a process 2400 for viewing digitalobjects in a set of digital objects in accordance with some embodiments.

In some embodiments, a device with a touch screen display (e.g., device100, a tablet computer, or a desktop computer with a touch screendisplay) detects (2402) a first movement of a physical object on or nearthe touch screen display. In some embodiments, the device is a portableelectronic device. In some embodiments, the physical object is a finger.In some embodiments, the physical object is a stylus. In someembodiments, the first movement is a horizontal swipe gesture (e.g.,2310, FIG. 23C).

While detecting the first movement, the device translates (2404) a firstdigital object e.g., a digital image 2300-1) displayed on the touchscreen display in a first direction. In some embodiments, prior to thetranslating, at least one edge of the first digital object extendsbeyond the touch screen display in the first direction.

The first digital object is associated with a set of digital objects. Insome embodiments, the set of digital objects is a set of digital images(e.g., 2300-1, 2300-2, etc., which may be part of an album or part of aset of images taken with a camera in the device In some embodiments, theset of digital objects is a set of web pages (e.g., a set of web pagesselected by a user for display in a browser). In some embodiments, theset of digital objects is a set of electronic documents.

In response to display of a previously hidden edge (e.g., edge 2312,FIG. 23D) of the first digital object and continued detection of thefirst movement (e.g., swipe gesture 2310, FIG. 23D), the device displays(2406) an area beyond the edge of the first digital object (e.g., area2314).

After the first movement is no longer detected, the device translates(2408) the first digital object in a second direction until the areabeyond the edge of the first digital object is no longer displayed. Forexample, in FIG. 23E the digital image 2300-1 is translated in adirection 2316 (e.g., horizontally from left to right) until the area2314 is no longer displayed. In some embodiments, the second directionis opposite the first direction. In some embodiments, the first digitalobject is translated in the second direction using a damped motion. Insome embodiments, the change from translating the first digital objectin the first direction to translating the first digital object in thesecond direction until the area beyond the edge of the first digitalobject is no longer displayed makes the edge of the first digital objectappear to be elastically attached to an edge of the touch screen displayor to an edge displayed on the touch screen display.

The device detects (2410) a second movement e.g., a second swipe gesture2318 from right to left, FIG. 23F) of the physical object on or near thetouch screen display.

In response to detecting the second movement while the previously hiddenedge of the first digital object is displayed (e.g., edge 2312, FIG.23F), the device translates (2412) the first digital object in the firstdirection and displays a second digital object (e.g., a digital image2300-2, FIGS. 23G and 23H) in the set of digital objects.

Thus, depending on the context, similar movements (e.g., 2310 and 2318are both right to left swipe gestures) allow a user to either (1)translate a displayed first digital object or (2) transition fromdisplaying the first digital object to displaying a second digitalobject in a set of digital objects.

In some embodiments, the time between the first and second movementsmust be less than a predetermined value (e.g., 0.5 seconds). Otherwise,the device will not transition to displaying the second digital object.Rather, the device may just translate the first digital object and showthe area beyond the edge of the object (to show the user again that theedge of the first digital object has been reached).

In some embodiments, if the entire first digital object is displayed(e.g., FIG. 23A), then the first movement (e.g., a horizontal swipegesture will transition the device to display another digital object inthe set of digital objects.

Process 2400 permits a touch screen user to easily navigate within adisplayed digital object and between digital objects in a set of digitalobjects.

The foregoing description, for purpose of explanation, has beendescribed with reference to specific embodiments. However, theillustrative discussions above are not intended to be exhaustive or tolimit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Many modificationsand variations are possible in view of the above teachings. Theembodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain theprinciples of the invention and its practical applications, to therebyenable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention andvarious embodiments with various modifications as are suited to theparticular use contemplated.

What is claimed is:
 1. A portable electronic device, comprising: aphone, a camera, a touch screen display, a processor, a memory; and oneor more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in thememory and configured to be executed by the processor, the one or moreprograms including instructions for: displaying, on the touch screendisplay, an array of thumbnail images corresponding to a set ofphotographic images; detecting a gesture on the thumbnail image in thearray; in response to detecting the gesture on the thumbnail image inthe array, replacing the displayed array of thumbnail images with auser-selected photographic image, wherein the user-selected photographicimage is displayed at a larger scale than the corresponding thumbnailimage; while displaying the user-selected photographic image that wasdisplayed in response to detecting the gesture on the thumbnail image inthe array, detecting a scrolling gesture comprising a movement of acontact on the touch screen display at a location that corresponds tothe user-selected photographic image; in response to detecting thescrolling gesture, displaying a different photographic image inreplacement of the user-selected photographic image wherein thedifferent photographic image corresponds to one of the thumbnail imagesin the displayed array of thumbnail images; while displaying thedifferent photographic image that was displayed in response to detectingthe scrolling gesture comprising the movement of the contact on thetouch screen display at the location that corresponds to theuser-selected photographic image, detecting a change in an orientationof the portable electronic device; and, in response to detecting thechange in the orientation of the device while displaying the differentphotographic image, rotating the different photographic image on thetouch screen display to a different orientation with respect to thetouch screen display.
 2. The device of claim 1, including instructionsfor: while displaying the different photographic image, detecting agesture on an icon that when activated initiates transfer to a userinterface for a camera; and in response to detecting the gesture on theicon that when activated initiates transfer to the user interface forthe camera, displaying the user interface for the camera.
 3. The deviceof claim 1, wherein thumbnail images of videos are visuallydistinguished from thumbnails of still images in the array.
 4. Thedevice of claim 1, including instructions for: upon detecting userselection of an image deletion icon, displaying an image destructionanimation of the different photographic image.
 5. The device of claim 4,wherein the image destruction animation includes: splitting thedifferent photographic image into multiple vertical stripes; andvisually moving the multiple vertical stripes out of the touch screendisplay with different stripes moving at different speeds.
 6. The deviceof claim 1, including instructions for: upon detecting user selection ofan email image icon, displaying an email composition user interface forcomposing an email message, with the different photographic imageincluded in the email message being composed; and after sending theemail message, redisplaying the array of thumbnail images or thedifferent photographic image.
 7. The device of claim 6, includinginstructions for: upon detecting the user selection of the email imageicon, displaying an animation of the different photographic image beingresized and placed into the email message being composed.
 8. The deviceof claim 7, wherein the animation of the different photographic imageincludes: visually shrinking the different photographic image to apredefined size; visually moving the email composition user interfaceinto the touch screen, the user interface including a message bodyregion; and visually fitting the shrunken different photographic imageinto the message body region.
 9. The device of claim 8, includinginstructions for: upon detecting a user selection of the message bodyregion, displaying a letter keyboard overlaid on the user selectedimage; and upon detecting a user selection of the letter keyboard,displaying a user selected character in the message body region.
 10. Thedevice of claim 1, including instructions for: upon detecting userselection of an image contact assignment icon, displaying a list ofcontacts; and, upon detecting user selection of a respective contactfrom the list of contacts, displaying a user interface for associatingthe different photographic image with the user selected contact.
 11. Thedevice of claim 10, wherein displaying a user interface for associatingthe different photographic image with the user selected contact includesenabling the user to adjust the different photographic image to form anadjusted image to be associated with the user selected contact.
 12. Thedevice of claim 11, wherein the adjustment of the different photographicimage includes: moving the different photographic image on the touchscreen in response to a movement of an one-finger contact gesture;enlarging the different photographic image in response to a de-pinchinggesture including multiple simultaneous and continuous contacts with thetouch screen; and/or reducing the different photographic image inresponse to a pinching gesture including multiple simultaneous andcontinuous contacts with the touch screen.
 13. The device of claim 1,including instructions for: while displaying the different photographicimage that was displayed in response to detecting the scrolling gesturecomprising the movement of the contact on the touch screen display atthe location that corresponds to the user-selected photographic image,detecting a gesture that includes a tap at a location corresponding tothe different photographic image; and in response to detecting the tapgesture that includes a tap at a location corresponding to the differentphotographic image, magnifying the different photographic imagedisplayed, on the touch screen display, by a predetermined amount.
 14. Anon-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or moreprograms configured to be executed by a portable electronic device witha phone, a camera, a touch screen display, a processor, and a memory;the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying, on thetouch screen display, an array of thumbnail images corresponding to aset of photographic images; detecting a gesture on the thumbnail imagein the array; in response to detecting the gesture on the thumbnailimage in the array, replacing the displayed array of thumbnail imageswith a user-selected photographic image, wherein the user-selectedphotographic image is displayed at a larger scale than the correspondingthumbnail image; while displaying the user-selected photographic imagethat was displayed in response to detecting the gesture on the thumbnailimage in the array, detecting a scrolling gesture comprising a movementof a contact on the touch screen display at a location that correspondsto the user-selected photographic image; in response to detecting thescrolling gesture, displaying a different photographic image inreplacement of the user-selected photographic image wherein thedifferent photographic image corresponds to one of the thumbnail imagesin the displayed array of thumbnail images; while displaying thedifferent photographic image that was displayed in response to detectingthe scrolling gesture comprising the movement of the contact on thetouch screen display at the location that corresponds to theuser-selected photographic image, detecting a change in an orientationof the portable electronic device; and, in response to detecting thechange in the orientation of the device while displaying the differentphotographic image, rotating the different photographic image on thetouch screen display to a different orientation with respect to thetouch screen display.
 15. The non-transitory computer readable storagemedium of claim 14, the one or more programs further includinginstructions for: while displaying the different photographic image,detecting a gesture on an icon that when activated initiates transfer toa user interface for a camera; and in response to detecting the gestureon the icon that when activated initiates transfer to the user interfacefor the camera, displaying the user interface for the camera.
 16. Thenon-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14, whereinthumbnail images of videos are visually distinguished from thumbnails ofstill images in the array.
 17. The non-transitory computer readablestorage medium of claim 14, the one or more programs further includinginstructions for: upon detecting user selection of an image deletionicon, displaying an image destruction animation of the differentphotographic image.
 18. The non-transitory computer readable storagemedium of claim 17, wherein the image destruction animation includes:splitting the different photographic image into multiple verticalstripes; and visually moving the multiple vertical stripes out of thetouch screen display with different stripes moving at different speeds.19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14, theone or more programs further including instructions for: upon detectinguser selection of an email image icon, displaying an email compositionuser interface for composing an email message, with the differentphotographic image included in the email message being composed; andafter sending the email message, redisplaying the array of thumbnailimages or the different photographic image.
 20. The non-transitorycomputer readable storage medium of claim 19, the one or more programsfurther including instructions for: upon detecting the user selection ofthe email image icon, displaying an animation of the differentphotographic image being resized and placed into the email message beingcomposed.
 21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium ofclaim 20, wherein the animation of the different photographic imageincludes: visually shrinking the different photographic image to apredefined size; visually moving the email composition user interfaceinto the touch screen, the user interface including a message bodyregion; and visually fitting the shrunken different photographic imageinto the message body region.
 22. The non-transitory computer readablestorage medium of claim 21, the one or more programs further includinginstructions for: upon detecting a user selection of the message bodyregion, displaying a letter keyboard overlaid on the user selectedimage; and upon detecting a user selection of the letter keyboard,displaying a user selected character in the message body region.
 23. Thenon-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14, the one ormore programs further including instructions for: upon detecting userselection of an image contact assignment icon, displaying a list ofcontacts; and, upon detecting user selection of a respective contactfrom the list of contacts, displaying a user interface for associatingthe different photographic image with the user selected contact.
 24. Thenon-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 23, whereindisplaying a user interface for associating the different photographicimage with the user selected contact includes enabling the user toadjust the different photographic image to form an adjusted image to beassociated with the user selected contact.
 25. The non-transitorycomputer readable storage medium of claim 24, wherein the adjustment ofthe different photographic image includes: moving the differentphotographic image on the touch screen in response to a movement of anone-finger contact gesture; enlarging the different photographic imagein response to a de-pinching gesture including multiple simultaneous andcontinuous contacts with the touch screen; and/or reducing the differentphotographic image in response to a pinching gesture including multiplesimultaneous and continuous contacts with the touch screen.
 26. Thenon-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14, the one ormore programs further including instructions for: while displaying thedifferent photographic image that was displayed in response to detectingthe scrolling gesture comprising the movement of the contact on thetouch screen display at the location that corresponds to theuser-selected photographic image, detecting a gesture that includes atap at a location corresponding to the different photographic image; andin response to detecting the tap gesture that includes a tap at alocation corresponding to the different photographic image, magnifyingthe different photographic image displayed, on the touch screen display,by a predetermined amount.
 27. A method, comprising: displaying a userinterface for a camera on a touch screen display of a portableelectronic device, wherein: the portable electronic device includes aphone, a camera, a touch screen display, a processor, and a memory;displaying, on the touch screen display, an array of thumbnail imagescorresponding to a set of photographic images; detecting a gesture onthe thumbnail image in the array; in response to detecting the gestureon the thumbnail image in the array, replacing the displayed array ofthumbnail images with a user-selected photographic image, wherein theuser-selected photographic image is displayed at a larger scale than thecorresponding thumbnail image; while displaying the user-selectedphotographic image that was displayed in response to detecting thegesture on the thumbnail image in the array, detecting a scrollinggesture comprising a movement of a contact on the touch screen displayat a location that corresponds to the user-selected photographic image;in response to detecting the scrolling gesture, displaying a differentphotographic image in replacement of the user-selected photographicimage wherein the different photographic image corresponds to one of thethumbnail images in the displayed array of thumbnail images; whiledisplaying the different photographic image that was displayed inresponse to detecting the scrolling gesture comprising the movement ofthe contact on the touch screen display at the location that correspondsto the user-selected photographic image, detecting a change in anorientation of the portable electronic device; and, in response todetecting the change in the orientation of the device while displayingthe different photographic image, rotating the different photographicimage on the touch screen display to a different orientation withrespect to the touch screen display.
 28. The method of claim 27, furthercomprising: while displaying the different photographic image, detectinga gesture on an icon that when activated initiates transfer to a userinterface for a camera; and in response to detecting the gesture on theicon that when activated initiates transfer to the user interface forthe camera, displaying the user interface for the camera.
 29. The methodof claim 27, wherein thumbnail images of videos are visuallydistinguished from thumbnails of still images in the array.
 30. Themethod of claim 27, further comprising: upon detecting user selection ofan image deletion icon, displaying an image destruction animation of thedifferent photographic image.
 31. The method of claim 30, wherein theimage destruction animation includes: splitting the differentphotographic image into multiple vertical stripes; and visually movingthe multiple vertical stripes out of the touch screen display withdifferent stripes moving at different speeds.
 32. The method of claim27, further comprising: upon detecting user selection of an email imageicon, displaying an email composition user interface for composing anemail message, with the different photographic image included in theemail message being composed; and after sending the email message,redisplaying the array of thumbnail images or the different photographicimage.
 33. The method of claim 32, further comprising: upon detectingthe user selection of the email image icon, displaying an animation ofthe different photographic image being resized and placed into the emailmessage being composed.
 34. The method of claim 33, wherein theanimation of the different photographic image includes: visuallyshrinking the different photographic image to a predefined size;visually moving the email composition user interface into the touchscreen, the user interface including a message body region; and visuallyfitting the shrunken different photographic image into the message bodyregion.
 35. The method of claim 34, further comprising: upon detecting auser selection of the message body region, displaying a letter keyboardoverlaid on the user selected image; and upon detecting a user selectionof the letter keyboard, displaying a user selected character in themessage body region.
 36. The method of claim 27, further comprising:upon detecting user selection of an image contact assignment icon,displaying a list of contacts; and, upon detecting user selection of arespective contact from the list of contacts, displaying a userinterface for associating the different photographic image with the userselected contact.
 37. The method of claim 36, wherein displaying a userinterface for associating the different photographic image with the userselected contact includes enabling the user to adjust the differentphotographic image to form an adjusted image to be associated with theuser selected contact.
 38. The method of claim 37, wherein theadjustment of the different photographic image includes: moving thedifferent photographic image on the touch screen in response to amovement of an one-finger contact gesture; enlarging the differentphotographic image in response to a de-pinching gesture includingmultiple simultaneous and continuous contacts with the touch screen;and/or reducing the different photographic image in response to apinching gesture including multiple simultaneous and continuous contactswith the touch screen.
 39. The method of claim 27, further comprising:while displaying the different photographic image that was displayed inresponse to detecting the scrolling gesture comprising the movement ofthe contact on the touch screen display at the location that correspondsto the user-selected photographic image, detecting a gesture thatincludes a tap at a location corresponding to the different photographicimage; and in response to detecting the tap gesture that includes a tapat a location corresponding to the different photographic image,magnifying the different photographic image displayed, on the touchscreen display, by a predetermined amount.